Alfred Edward Cecil Cart de Lafontaine
Person details
| Forename(s) | Alfred Edward Cecil |
|---|---|
| Surname | Cart de Lafontaine |
| Rank | Captain |
| Regiment | Headquarters Staff (attached) |
| Age | 27 |
| Death | Killed in action |
| Place of Death | Montauban, France |
| Date of Death | 08/07/1916 |
| Year of Entry | 1903 |
| House Letter | C |
| School Notes | |
| Comments | At school under name of AEC Cart. HQ Staff 76th Inf Brigade 3rd Division. Obituary in Radleian of 27/07/1916. MC citation in Radleian of 23/10/1915 |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission Link | https://www.cwgc.org/find-record... |
| Unit | 76th Infantry Brigade |
| Prefect | |
| Military Decorations | [MC] Military Cross; twice mentioned in despatches |
| Album Number | 2 |
| Battle | Battle of the Somme |
| Previous Regiment | The East Yorkshire Regiment |
| Additional Notes |
Added to Imperial War Museum 'Faces of World War One' project and Radley College War Memorial Flickr website on 11 March 2013 http://www.flickr.com/photos/radley_college_war_memorial/ Radleian 23.10.1915 Citation for the Military Cross: Capt. Alfred Edward Cecil Cart de Lafontaine, 1st Batt E. Yorkshire Regt. For conspicuous gallantry and coolness during the attack on Hooge on 9th August, 1915, when he reorganized portions of several companies and led them back to their original positions under heavy shell fire. 24.7.1920. The Radleian. Memorial A Sheffield Plate Loving Cup, which is said to have been used at Gaudy on some occasions in the past, and was the property of an Oxford silversmith, has been presented to the College by Mr. Alfred de Lafontaine, in memory of his nephew, Captain A. E. C. Cart·de Lafontaine (O.R.), who fell in the war. Mr. de Lafontaine has had the College arms engraved upon the Cup, and a suitable inscription put upon the base, and we owe him our best thanks for this interesting gift, which handsomely adorns High Table in Hall. |
| Burial or Cemetery | CARNOY MILITARY CEMETERY, Somme, France. Grave ref K. 30 |
| Place of Birth | Mayfair, London |
| Post School | Career soldier; married 1913 Mary Evelyn Palmes |
| Shields in Hall |
